special privilege

Example Sentences

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Opponents charged that serving his sentence in a hospital was a special privilege.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

General Services Administration, the court reaffirmed and broadened the original Nixon rationale for recognizing a president’s special privilege to block access to hard information about official decision-making:

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2022

In short, if you believe Djokovic wasn’t granted a special privilege, Tiley has some oceanfront land in the Outback he would like to sell you.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022

"No other industry enjoys that amount of special privilege."

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2021

Being granted a communicuff is a special privilege that’s reserved for those important to the cause, a status Gale achieved by his rescue of the citizens of 12.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins